With the gracious support of our clients we were able to donate and distribute over 500 meals!

With the help of the amazing KO Kitchen’s Chef Jilote and Villa Pizza #1, we were able to give back to a City who has always had our back since 1989. We are extremely thankful to everyone who donated, shared our posts, and got the word out to our community.

We are so proud of our Grand Rapids community and our front line workers. Five Star felt it was imperative to take action and give back to the people making such a sacrifice and difference during this COVID 19 crisis. To date we have been able to donate and distribute just over 500 meals to these local heroes.

Our city isn’t in the clear yet, we are all in this together. As our city begins to open up and adjust to the new normal that lies ahead – let’s all be mindful of those who have our back. Continue to respect social distancing and sanitizing until a scientific preventative or cure emerges.

There is a “Cloud of Monarchs” at Spectrum Health Pediatric Rehab!

Visiting a hospital or Physician’s Office whether you are a patient or accompanying a patient can often lead to feeling anxious. A pleasant office setting and atmosphere can really help those nerves.

Health Care Design Professionals have made it a point to take great measures to not only protect privacy – but to create a much more calming environment by adding artwork and visual interest with window film!

One Way 50/50 Printed Window Film at Spectrum Health Pediatric Rehab Offices

Printed artwork on 50/50 Perforated Vinyl Window Film can produce the one-way visual effect that many healthcare facilities are looking for. Instead of completely blocking the view from both sides with a semi-opaque privacy film such as a frosted etch, a 50/50 Perforated Vinyl gives the flexibility of one-way privacy. The bonus is that it can be printed with bright and beautiful images to warm up the space.

The above example is a One-way Perforated Film we printed and installed in the offices of Spectrum Health Pediatric Rehab. This artwork was chosen from a library of wonderful natural images by henrydomke.com.

Break Room Remodel is Looking Fantastic!

Their newly renovated break room needed some privacy and decorative flair, so we custom designed their logo image into panels and printed it on Solyx Frost Window Film. The result is some serious vibrant color that really brightens up the area inside the room & out! The look is fantastic!

This is a great example of incorporating a corporate logo successfully into space where large glass walls lack privacy – and privacy film is taken to the next level with custom printing.

A Little Bit of Color Goes a Long Way!

Calhoun County Juvenile Home

Working in collaboration with Custer, Inc. we custom designed a wavy-line continuous pattern and used a color scheme to liven up a very bland common area space at the Juvenile Home, located in Marshall, Michigan.

Printed on 3M Transparent Graphic Film – the design and color is equally apparent on both sides of the windows. The Matte surface finish eliminates glare and provides uniform color in reflected and transmitted light.

In this application, the customer was very pleased with the aesthetics of the film – as well as the subtle privacy the printed color bands add. A great solution resulting in a bit of decorative flair!

Custom Designed & Printed Vinyl Window Film in the Corporate Atmosphere Promotes Connection with Product and Delivers Visual Interest

XS Energy Drink Mural at Amway Global Headquarters, Ada MI

Designed in cooperation with Amway Global, we printed and installed this Amway product mural on the expansive glass-walled hallway space at their headquarters in Ada, Michigan.

This mural is installed on the hallway side of conference rooms which also have a 48″ mural band installed inside for privacy. The new mural provides a solution to hide the plain gray backing of the mural inside the room, and adds visual interest to the common office space area.

Bands of window film whether it be decorative frost, or in this case printed vinyl, are very popular in corporate buildings in areas where privacy is limited by glass wall structures. A band of window film allows light to still come through a majority of the glass (top and bottom) – while providing both privacy and an element of interior design or decorative flair.

In creating any printed wall mural – the resolution of the image is the key to a sharp, clear and successful outcome. Corporate marketing departments can often supply suitable images to enlarge, as well as online Photographers of Fine Art, who can provide images for a reasonable price.

We strive to take our clients ideas and imagination to the next level by designing, creating & installing their vision! Check out some of our printed window film and decorative film installations in our Image Galleries. You can also view a time lapse video of this Amway mural installation in our 5 Star in Action selection in our Image Galleries.

Beautiful Decorative Distraction Privacy!

Printable window film is available in optically clear, clear translucent, frosted, white opaque and perforated one-way vinyl. Designing window panels with a high-resolution image file is just one of the elements needed for a successful sizable mural installation.

For this Spectrum Health installation in the Cafeteria of the Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, we worked collaboratively with their Senior Interior Designer, and purchased their selected artwork from henrydomke.com. After performing several print trials on different translucent vinyls with varying degrees of image opacity, we achieved the desired level of distraction privacy and element of design that matched their vision.

A careful field measurement was taken of each glass panel that made up wall sections of the area – and each panel was custom designed to size and section so that the design would continuously flow throughout the space.

Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital Cafeteria, Grand Rapids.

The result was amazing. The translucent panels complemented the furnishings and fixtures of the space, and created a subtle design element that provided a sense of privacy throughout this common area of the hospital.

A 5 Star installation and completed views of the hospital cafeteria area.

With window film – the possibilities are endless! This is a perfect example of how interior glass walls can be transformed into purposeful artistic interior design. What a great solution for subtle privacy!

It’s reviews like this that makes us love what we do!

The fundamental Core Values we have as a company include: “A Hardworking Team Oriented Environment”, Honesty & Integrity”, “Maximum Effort”, “Accountability”, and “The WOW Factor”, just to name a few. From consult to installation – we strive to provide a 5 Star experience for all our customers!

The Five Star Window Coatings team helps add security to our school districts by installing Safety & Security Window Film and Bond Kap to their buildings. We help homeowners and businesses with Solar Control Window Film that conserves energy, reduces heat, glare & fading to provide a more comfortable environment. We create custom designed printed & cut window film that can add signage, logos, branding and decorative flair corporately. If privacy is the issue at home or in the workplace – we have a vast selection of decorative privacy film options. Our in-house Graphic Designer can also create custom designed and printed signs and banners for any occasion!

Five Star Window Coatings is a versatile company that works with our customers to provides solutions. Customer satisfaction is our top priority – and a favorable review of our work is our greatest compliment!

Printed One-Way Perforated Vinyl is the best of both worlds!

Working with the Spectrum Butterworth ER Trauma Clinic – we’ve taken decorative privacy to a whole new level for their patients and staff. What was once clear glass door and windows panels on imaging rooms are now covered with one-way perforated vinyl art that is visible from the outside, see thru from the inside. The bonus is – these images are simply beautiful!

Henry Domke Art Images Printed on 50/50 Perforated Vinyl

The art (above) was chosen from Henry Domke Fine Art @ HenryDomke.com – who specializes in Nature Art for Healthcare. Our graphics department produced these images in a continuous mural form to span several windows – as well as for a singular window installation.

Printing on perforated vinyl is a great alternative when one-way privacy is needed. Mural graphics can also be printed on completely opaque vinyl film to provide privacy on both sides of the glass. Images chosen must be in a high enough resolution to withstand enlarging without pixelation. Our graphics department will ensure the best quality possible so we can deliver a result that exceeds expectations!

Five Star Window Coatings is among the Top Window Film Dealers, 2019

Window Film Magazine cited top players and successful companies in the September/October 2019 edition of their publication. We are thrilled to be among the rankings! Window Film Magazine covers the industry of Architectural Window Film which includes; Commercial, Residential, Auto, Decorative, Security, and Paint Protection Film.

Volume 23. Issue 5. September/October 2019

Featured inside the pages is a write up on our ability to produce detailed plotter work with decorative film and before & after pictures of Solar Control residential film installation. Beyond our work with decorative and residential film – we have been helping to secure our schools with safety and security window film as well as facilitating health care buildings and area businesses with everything from privacy, solar control, decorative and safety film, printed murals, corporate signs, logos and branding.

Window Film Magazine Award at the The International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off, Indianapolis, Indiana 09/04/2019

It’s been a busy year – but a great year, and we are grateful to have such awesome clients. We appreciate their continued business, kind words and referrals.

A Company That Implements Core Values is a Company You Want to do Business With!

Our vision for our window filming company is to create an environment where our team keeps their focus on our core values which we have defined as; Honesty & Integrity; Accountability; Maximum Effort from a Hardworking Team Environment; Creating the WOW Factor; Flexibility with Urgency; and Enthusiasm with Humility. Our ultimate purpose is to strive to wow each and every customer beyond anything they expect from a company.

Five Star Core ValuesWall

Around our office in Grand Rapids are reminders to our team of our values so that they remember to autograph each job they do with EXCELLENCE. Our motto is that: You will love the way your windows look – your satisfaction is our guarantee! So – be prepared to be WOWED!

We are a small business – but we are big enough to make an impact in and around West Michigan. Reputation is everything to us – and we are committed to go that extra mile and perform in a 5 Star manner. Customers who are referred to us through Corporate and Residential Word-of-Mouth is the greatest compliment next to repeat customers who are thrilled with their window film and our job performance.